A Concise History of American Antisemitism
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: June 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780742543133
Subjects: History of religion; Religion & Beliefs; United States - General; Jewish Studies; Ethnic relations; History - U.S.; United States; Religion; Non-Classifiable; Discrimination & Racism; Antisemitism; Christianity and antisemitism; History
Description: This book shows how Christianity's negative views of Jews pervaded American history from colonial times to the present. The book describes the European background to American anti-Semitism, then divides American history into time periods, and examines the anti-Semitic ideas, personalities, and literature in each period.